| [/ˈfauntɪn; US -tn; ˋfɑʊntn/] n 用法:
1 jet of water, esp one forced up into the air artificially as an ornament 喷水; （尤指人造的作装饰用的）喷泉:
The fountains of Rome are famed for their architectural beauty. 罗马的喷泉以其建筑之美而著称. *
A fountain of water gushed from the broken fire hydrant. 从损坏的消防栓里喷出水来. 用法:
2 = drinking fountain (drink2). 用法:
3 ~ (of sth) (rhet or arch 修辞或古) source or origin (of sth); fount （某事物的）来源或根源; 源泉:
the fountain of justice 正义的源泉. |